October 02, 2025
Africa: Germany - African Development Bank Group Presents 2025 African Economic Outlook Report in Berlin
A mission to Berlin by African Development Bank Group executives has highlighted Germany's pivotal support for the African Development Fund, the institution's concessional lending… Read more »
May 30, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Inaugural Integrate Africa Magazine (I.a.M) to Tell a New African Story On Regional Integration
The African Development Bank Group has unveiled its first edition of Integrate Africa Magazine (I.A.M.) during a colourful ceremony at the Sofitel Hotel, Abidjan. Read more »
May 22, 2025
Africa: Unveiling the Future - 10 Years of Connecting Africa
WHAT: Launch of 'Integrate Africa Magazine' at African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meeting Read more »
March 14, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group Appoints Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Disclosure and Access to Information (DAI) Appeals Panel
Members of the African Development Bank Group's Disclosure and Access to Information Appeals Panel (DAI Appeals Panel) have selected Mohammed Nyaoga and Devalingum Naiken Gopalla… Read more »
November 22, 2024
Africa: Bolstering Transparency Credentials, African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors Swears in Disclosure and Access to Information (Dai) Appeals Panel Members
The African Development Bank Group has constituted its Disclosure and Access to Information (DAI) Appeals Panel - A landmark move to enhance and strengthen its mechanism for… Read more »
November 14, 2024
Africa: Time Magazine Honours Bank's Vice President for Finance
The prestigious TIME Magazine has named the African Development's Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Hassatou Diop N'Sele as one of the key "catalysts for… Read more »
August 12, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Group Women and Gender Communications Campaign Wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America's largest organization of journalists and media-related professionals of colour has named the African Development Bank Group a "Salute to Excellence Award" winner for Bank… Read more »
May 10, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Group President Calls for Media Transformation to Uplift Africa's Global Narrative
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, delivered an impassioned plea for more balanced media coverage of Africa and its development, noting it… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Proposes Annual Africa Media Prize to Promote More Balanced Reporting of Continent and Its Achievements
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank Group, announced the creation of an Annual Africa Media Prize to recognise and profile African journalists,… Read more »
April 05, 2024
Kenya: Media Registration for African Development Bank Group's Annual Meetings - Nairobi, Kenya, 27-31 May 2024
The African Development Bank Group will hold its 2024 Annual Meetings at the Kenyatta International Conference Center in Nairobi, from 27 to 31 May. Up to 3,000 delegates,… Read more »
January 19, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina As Senior Director, Information Technology and Chief Information Technology Officer
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Oluwatomisin Adeola Fashina as Senior Director, Information Technology and Chief Information Technology Officer, effective 16th… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Four African Journalists Look Back At Their First World Climate Event
Thanks to financial support from the African Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Africa 21 Association was able to invite a delegation of… Read more »
October 26, 2022
East Africa: Launch of East Africa Regional Economic Outlook 2022
What: Launch of East Africa Regional Economic Outlook 2022 Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank's "Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation" initiative wins National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award
America’s largest organization of journalists and media professionals of color has named the African Development Bank a “Salute to Excellence” award winner for… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Africa: Media Launch of the Africa Circular Economy Facility (Acef)
What: Media Launch of the Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) Read more »
December 08, 2021
Africa: African Journalists Share Their Experiences Covering Climate Issues
African journalists shared their experiences covering climate issues across the continent at the COP26 climate conference held recently in Glasgow. Read more »
June 01, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Group to Brief Journalists On 2021 Annual Meetings
What: Pre-Annual Meetings Press Conference Read more »
May 25, 2021
Africa: The Role of Media in Branding African Fashion
What: Fashionomics Africa webinar series, Episode 8 Read more »
April 13, 2021
Africa: Webinar On Countering Misinformation About the Covid-19 Vaccine
What: Webinar Read more »
November 11, 2019
Africa: Free-to-air Broadcast live television feeds from the 2019 Africa Investment Forum, South Africa 11-13 Nov, 2019
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June 05, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, Reuters Foundation Train Journalists On Development Reporting
"We are custodians of a narrative that can inspire and give wings to the dreams of the younger generation," African Development Bank Director of Communications, Victor Oladokun… Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: Training Young African Journalists On Climate Issues
This week in Poland, more than 20,000 delegates from 196 countries are participating in COP24, considered to be the most important climate conference, held this year in Katowice,… Read more »
February 03, 2017
Africa: AfDB Gives Voice to African Youth during the TV Finale of "Voix des Jeunes" Competition
Friday, February 3, 2017 was a special day at the African Development Bank. Even before 8 a.m., dozens of young people were gathered at the doors of the Bank’s headquarters… Read more »
January 27, 2017
West Africa: African Development Bank to Host Regional Final of TV Competition Voix Des Jeunes, With Competing Teams From Guinea, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire
The 2016 regional finale of the televised Voix des Jeunes ("Young Voices") competition will be held at the African Development Bank's (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan on Friday,… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Theme of Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »
